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Georgia Supreme Court Announces Merger Error Claims During Sentencing May Be Raised for First Time in Habeas Petition

Loaded on Oct. 15, 2021 by Anthony Accurso published in Criminal Legal News November, 2021, page 41
Filed under: Habeas Corpus, U.S. Sentencing Guidelines. Location: Georgia.

by Anthony W. Accurso

THe Supreme Court of Georgia held that claims of merger error during sentencing may be raised for the first time in a properly filed habeas petition and are not procedurally barred by failure to raise such claims in the trial court or on direct appeal.

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